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1972 Houston

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Bill Yeoman.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1972, game by game: lost at Rice 13–14; lost vs. No. 13 Arizona State 28–33; won at Tulsa 21–0; tied at Virginia Tech 27–27; won vs. San Diego State 49–14; lost at Miami 13–33; lost at Mississippi State 13–27; won at Florida State 31–27; won vs. Colorado State 48–13; won vs. New Mexico 33–14; won vs. Cincinnati 49–0+49−20Lost 13–14 at Rice-1RiceLost 28–33 vs. No. 13 Arizona State-5No. 13 Arizona StateWon 21–0 at Tulsa+21TulsaTied 27–27 at Virginia Tech0Virginia TechWon 49–14 vs. San Diego State+35San Diego StateLost 13–33 at Miami-20MiamiLost 13–27 at Mississippi State-14Mississippi Sta…Won 31–27 at Florida State+4Florida StateWon 48–13 vs. Colorado State+35Colorado StateWon 33–14 vs. New Mexico+19New MexicoWon 49–0 vs. Cincinnati+49Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atRiceL 13–⁠1468%
Sep 16vs13Arizona StateL 28–⁠3348%
Sep 23atTulsaW 21–⁠068%
Oct 7atVirginia TechT 27–⁠2766%
Oct 14vsSan Diego StateW 49–⁠1464%
Oct 21atMiamiL 13–⁠3375%
Oct 28atMississippi StateL 13–⁠2765%
Nov 4atFlorida StateW 31–⁠2737%
Nov 11vsColorado StateW 48–⁠1389%
Nov 18vsNew MexicoW 33–⁠1477%
Nov 25vsCincinnatiW 49–⁠084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠202
Coach
Bill Yeoman
Elo
1604 −23 this season
SP+ rating
10.0 No. 38 of 121; offense No. 19, defense No. 69
SRS
8.9 No. 36 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Todd
Captains
Puddin Jones, Randy Peacock and David Bourquin
Offense
Veer–T